Sherpas consider boycott after Everest avalanche

April 21, 2014 10:50 am | Updated November 16, 2021 07:21 pm IST - KATHMANDU

A Buddhist monk lights the funeral pyre of Nepalese mountaineer Ang Kaji Sherpa, killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, at a ceremony in Katmandu, Nepal, on Monday. Sherpa guides are considering a boycott after the deadliest avalanche in the mountain’s history on April 18 left at least 13 sherpas dead.

A Buddhist monk lights the funeral pyre of Nepalese mountaineer Ang Kaji Sherpa, killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, at a ceremony in Katmandu, Nepal, on Monday. Sherpa guides are considering a boycott after the deadliest avalanche in the mountain’s history on April 18 left at least 13 sherpas dead.

Sherpa guides on Mount Everest are considering a boycott after the deadliest avalanche in the mountain’s history, a move that could seriously disrupt the rest of the climbing season, a mountaineering official said on Monday.

Several Sherpas already have quit while others are still deciding whether to boycott following Friday’s avalanche, said Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

The disaster killed at least 13 Sherpas when a block of ice tore loose from the mountain and triggered an avalanche that ripped through teams of guides hauling gear. Three other Sherpas remain missing and are presumed dead.

In the wake of the avalanche, the Sherpas have expressed anger that there has not been a bigger response from Nepal’s government, which profits from the permit fees charged to the climbing expeditions.

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